WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR REDUCING THE LIKELIHOOD OF DEVELOPING CANCER?

raising awareness

documentaries on tv

Celebrities

Events

raising money

Not enough money going to cancer research

Charities

Foundations to help those affected by cancer

To run scans for those who need them

Avoiding tobacco

Secondhand smoke

Smoking Cigarettes

Limiting alcohol intake

Protecting skin from sun

Sunscreen

Not using tanning beds

Limit intake of processed foods

Treatment

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Surgery

Lumbar punctures

Blood Transfusions

Transplants

Pills

Lab Tests/Blood Draws

Technological Advances

Surgeries

Chemo

Radiation

Scans

Pills

Alternative for chemo

Donors

Hospitals

Ports

Sedation

Studies

Example:***Alternative for chemo

White cells taken out of body and new cells injected with virus engineered to attack leukemia cells. Body goes into shock and makes person very sick often ventilator is needed. When you get better you are cured...This method has only been used sucessfullynon one person and scientist are watching closely to see how effective it is. If eefective they will work on ways to make it safer since more than half the people die from it.

Test people to find better or new ways to cure

National

Emily on study

Foundations to help

CURE

Ronald McDonald House

Compassionet

Camp Good Days

TLC (Teens Living with Cancer)

Make-A-Wish

many more

Mammograms

protecting skin from sun

Sunscreen

Health insurance

Getting regular examinations

Need of foundations

CURE

Ronald McDonald House

Compassionet

Health Insurance

Need of blood donors

Red Cross

Blood transfusions

Neutropenia

Cost

Complications

Surgeries

Radiation Scarring

Relapses

death

viruses/infection

secondary cancers/new disorders or health realted issues

Getting scans

radiation

Scarred tissue

too much radiation leading to higher risk of cancer